Students are asked to find and circle words in the puzzle using a word list. Words may be vertical, horizontal, diagonal, forward, or backward. A black and white picture of this event is found at the top, right-hand corner of the word search page.

Our original Reconstruction Era puzzle is written primarily for grades 4-5. Use it after history lessons, before unit quizzes and tests, during morning work, as homework, as assessment, or as handouts for substitute teachers. Also, it’s the perfect activity for early finishers and ESL students.